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OUT OF MANY, ONE

HISTORY OF CONGRESS
AND THE CAPITOL

Thaddeus Stevens Making a Difference

The Last Speech on Impeachment, by T. R. Davis, Harper’s Weekly, March 21, 1868

The Last Speech on Impeachment, by T. R. Davis, Harper’s Weekly, March 21, 1868

 

The Last Speech on Impeachment, by T. R. Davis, Harper’s Weekly, March 21, 1868

Thaddeus Stevens closes the debate before the House impeaches President Andrew Johnson.

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History of Congress and the Capitol